Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00683
Oblique Stripetail
Allograpta obliqua
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About Oblique Stripetail
Oblique Stripetail (Allograpta obliqua) is a member of Syrphidae in the order Diptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced / adventive.
Oblique Stripetail (Allograpta obliqua) is an introduced flower fly recorded from Kauaʻi. Adults are flower visitors; larvae are beneficial aphid predators.
Kauaʻi occurrence evidence: Hawaii Biological Survey states Allograpta obliqua was reported from all main Hawaiian islands except Kahoʻolawe and Niʻihau, therefore including Kauaʻi.
The cited occurrence evidence does not by itself establish current abundance or population trend on Kauaʻi.
Life cycle
Egg; larva; pupa; adult.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Allograpta obliqua
- Common names
- Oblique Stripetail
- Family
- Syrphidae
- Order
- Diptera
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present
- Origin
- Introduced / adventive
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Oblique Stripetail (Allograpta obliqua) is a member of Syrphidae in the order Diptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced / adventive.